beceorfan

beceorfan
sv/t3 to becarve, cut off, separate , to cut or pare away, to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting; ic wolde þæt þú mec feaxe becurfe I want you to cut my hair; þá hét hé hine héafde beceorfan then he ordered to cut off his head; héafde \beceorfan to behead;

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • héafod — n (héafdes/ ) head; top; source, origin; chief, leader; capital (city); héafdes þolian to forfeit life; héafde beceorfan to behead …   Old to modern English dictionary

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